Buttttt Giles said they weren't truly done... I want more lol. If you haven't written a sequel yet you should totally consider it. This story was awesome in so many ways with some of the things you pinged on. Not only that but for some reason I have been feeling the urge to try to find a story with the idea of what if Darla was the one cursed with a soul? Though of course my little gay heart hopes if their is one they have Darla as Buffy's love interest, but hopefully with the idea that Darla wont fuck it up as spectacularly as Angel did... And this story had a hint of Darla with a soul which made me smile. So yep, damn cool story.

Easily willing to believe she forgot friends she knew only a year or two, but I am thinking it would be harder to forget her mother. Even if she doesn't talk to Joyce, I would think she would still check on her or something. Nice work.